Law
Verena Peters
Der »germanische« Code civil
Zur Wahrnehmung des Code civil in den Diskussionen der deutschen Öffentlichkeit
[The »Germanic« Code civil. How the French Code civil was perceived in German Public Debate.]
unveränderte eBook-Ausgabe 2021; Orginalausgabe 2018; 2018. XVI, 279 pages.
Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts 95
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Published in German.
Since round about the birth of France's civil code in 1804, some in Germany have perceived it as a so-called Germanic law. Verena Peters traces how this idea evolved, particularly by taking into consideration the political situation between France and Germany. The perception of a Germanic »Code civil« varies from it being the result of serious scholarly effort, to it being a tool for propaganda. On the one hand, it could be taken as an example of two nations' friendship, on the other, as a basis for racist ideology.